--- title: These States Have the Most Powerball Winners description: With the Powerball lottery drawing Wednesday evening, you better hope you live in one of the states that frequently gets jackpot wins authors: - name: Jennifer Calfas url: https://money.com/author/jennifer-calfas/ at_money_since: 2017 articles: 339 covers: - Lifestyle - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Loans - Personal Finance - Pets - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://x.com/jencalfas former_staff: true published: '2017-08-23T19:45:11.000Z' modified: '2024-04-17T06:39:03.000Z' section: Lifestyle tags: - Lottery - onetime word_count: 584 canonical: https://money.com/states-most-powerball-winners/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Powerball Jackpot Expected To Reach A Whopping Record-Breaking 1.5 Billion Dollars](https://img.money.com/2017/08/powerball1.jpg) *A customer holds a handful of Powerball tickets at Kavanagh Liquors on January 13, 2016 in San Lorenzo, California.* If you purchased a [Powerball lottery](https://money.com/all-the-ways-you-can-buy-powerball-tickets-online/) ticket in Indiana, you may be in luck. As millions around the country await Powerball number drawings Wednesday evening, it's likely those with tickets from the Hoosier state can rest a bit easy. With 39 winners, Indiana has the most Powerball jackpot recipients than any other state in the U.S., according to data provided by the Multi-State Lottery Association. Despite 21 failed drawings for a jackpot winner, it's possible someone on Wednesday evening may walk away with the [$700 million prize](https://money.com/powerball-where-to-watch-online/) — the second-largest in Powerball jackpot history. How much they'll have to pay in taxes [depends on which state they win in](https://money.com/powerball-taxes-state/). If Indiana strikes gold yet again, the winner will have a 3.5% state tax — which means they'll keep a bit more money than those who may win in other states. Of course, the number of jackpot wins in each state or territory has something to do with when they joined the Powerball lottery. Indiana, Wisconsin, Montana, Idaho, South Dakota, Minnesota, Kentucky, Delaware, Iowa, Kansas, Oregon, Rhode Island, West Virginia, Missouri and Washington, D.C., were the first to participate in Powerball when it launched in April 1992. That means they are more likely to have a higher number of jackpot wins. Twenty-five years later, 44 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands all participate in the game. Indiana isn't the only lucky one. While some of the top-winning states have an edge on others for their longevity in the lottery, some states that recently joined have Powerball winners. For example, California joined in 2013 and now has eight jackpot winners. Ahead of tonight's drawing, see how your state or territory stacks up, starting with the luckiest: ## **Indiana** Wins: 39 Year started: 1992 ## **Missouri** Wins: 31 Year started: 1992 ## **Minnesota** Wins: 22 Year started: 1992 ## **Kentucky** Wins: 18 Year started: 1992 ## **Pennsylvania** Wins: 17 Year started: 2002 ## **Wisconsin** Wins: 16 Year started: 1992 ## **Louisiana** Wins: 15 Year started: 1999 ## **Arizona** Wins: 13 Year started: 1994 ## **Kansas** Wins: 11 Year started: 1992 ## **Washington, D.C.** Wins: 11 Year started: 1992 ## **Florida** Wins: 12 Year started: 2009 ## **Delaware** Wins: 10 Year started: 1992 ## **Nebraska** Wins: 10 Year started: 1994 ## **New Hampshire** Wins: 10 Year started: 1995 ## **California** Wins: 8 Year started: 2013 ## **Connecticut** Wins: 8 Year started: 1995 ## **Iowa** Wins: 8 Year started: 1992 ## **Rhode Island** Wins: 8 Year started: 1992 ## **West Virginia** Wins: 8 Year started: 1992 ## **South Carolina** Wins: 7 Year started: 2002 ## **New Jersey** Wins: 7 Year started: 2010 ## **Georgia** Wins: 6 Year started: 1995-1996; 2010 ## **New York** Wins: 6 Year started: 2010 ## **Tennessee** Wins: 6 Year started: 2004 ## **Idaho** Wins: 5 Year started: 1992 ## **New Mexico** Wins: 5 Year started: 1996 ## **Montana** Wins: 4 Year started: 1992 ## **North Carolina** Wins: 4 Year started: 2006 ## **Oklahoma** Wins: 4 Year started: 2006 ## **Oregon** Wins: 4 Year started: 1992 ## **Massachusetts** Wins: 3 Year started: 2010 ## **Michigan** Wins: 3 Year started: 2010 ## **Ohio** Wins: 3 Year started: 2010 ## **South Dakota** Wins: 3 Year started: 1992 ## **Colorado** Wins: 2 Year started: 2001 ## **Puerto Rico** Wins: 2 Year started: 2014 ## **Illinois** Wins: 2 Year started: 2010 ## **Maryland** Wins: 2 Year started: 2010 ## **Texas** Wins: 2 Year started: 2010 ## **Arkansas** Wins: 1 Year started: 2009 ## **Virginia** Wins: 1 Year started: 2010 ## **Washington** Wins: 1 Year started: 2010 ## **Maine** Wins: 0 Year started: 2004 ## **North Dakota** Wins: 0 Year started: 2004 ## **Virgin Islands** Wins: 0 Year started: 2002 ## **Vermont** Wins: 0 Year started: 2003 ## **Wyoming** Wins: 0 Year started: 2014 ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://money.com/states-most-powerball-winners/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://money.com" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Lifestyle", "item": "https://money.com/lifestyle/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Places to Travel", "item": "https://money.com/places-to-travel/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "These States Have the Most Powerball Winners" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://money.com/#website", "url": "https://money.com", "name": "Money", "publisher": { "@id": "https://money.com/#organization" } }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://money.com/states-most-powerball-winners/#webpage", "url": "https://money.com/states-most-powerball-winners/", "name": "These States Have the Most Powerball Winners", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://money.com/#website" }, "datePublished": "2017-08-23T19:45:11.000Z", "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://money.com/states-most-powerball-winners/" }, "inLanguage": "en-US", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://money.com/states-most-powerball-winners/#breadcrumb" }, "dateModified": "2024-04-17T06:39:03.000Z" }, { "@type": "Article", "headline": "These States Have the Most Powerball Winners", "articleSection": "Lifestyle", "image": [ { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://img.money.com/2017/08/powerball1.jpg", "width": 3000, "height": 2000, "caption": "Powerball Jackpot Expected To Reach A Whopping Record-Breaking 1.5 Billion Dollars" } ], "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jennifer Calfas", "url": "https://money.com/author/jennifer-calfas/", "@id": "https://money.com/author/jennifer-calfas/#author", "sameAs": [ "https://x.com/jencalfas" ] } ], "publisher": "https://money.com/#organization", "datePublished": "2017-08-23T19:45:11.000Z", "description": "With the Powerball lottery drawing Wednesday evening, you better hope you live in one of the states that frequently gets jackpot wins", "abstract": "With the Powerball lottery drawing Wednesday evening, you better hope you live in one of the states that frequently gets jackpot wins", "@id": "https://money.com/states-most-powerball-winners/", "inLanguage": "en-US", "dateModified": "2024-04-17T06:39:03.000Z", "wordCount": 584, "keywords": [ "Lottery", "onetime" ], "about": [ { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Lifestyle", "sameAs": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifestyle" ] }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "World Tourism rankings", "sameAs": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Tourism_rankings" ] } ] } ] } ```